The cognitive prerequisites for language

Psycoloquy

Volumn 10, Issue , 1999, Pages

  Burling, Robbins ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Evolution; Iconicity; Imitation; Language; Names; Theory of mind; Words

Indexed keywords

EID: 4143099418     PISSN: 10550143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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